Lauryn Hill

Birth Name:

Lauryn Noelle Hill

Birth Place:

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Producer, Music department

Received the 2015 Golden Note Award from the American Society of Comsopers, Authors and Publishers
Made her professional singing debut after appearing on "It's Showtime at the Apollo" at the age of 13, but was booed off stage
Studied history at Columbia University, but was forced to cut her schooling short due to going on with The Fugees
Quote: "[In regards to her seclusion beginning in 2000] "I had to step away when I realized that for the sake of the machine, I was being way too compromised․""
Well known as a member of the group The Fugees
Attended the bar mitzvah of actor Zach Braff, as the two went to school together as children
Was offered roles in the films "Beloved," "The Mexican," "The Bourne Identity" and "Charlie's Angels," but turned them down

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